Search – Dixon residence
YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Investigating Officer(s): Det. T. Armstrong, Det. S. Murphy
Incident No.: 002547-21E-2023
Case Description: Devlin Beauchamp death investigation
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DATE SEARCH WARRANT RECEIVED May 30, 2023 |
DATE AND TIME SEARCH CONDUCTED May 31, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. |
COPY OF WARRANT AND RECEIPT FOR ITEMS LEFT WITH Carl Dean Dixon 818 Country Club Circle |
INVENTORY IN THE PRESENCE OF Detectives Ted Armstrong and Samantha Murphy of the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department and Carl Dean Dixon, property owner. |
I received the attached search warrant May 30, 2023, and have executed it as follows:
On May 31, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., I searched the person or premises described in the warrant and left a copy of the warrant with Carl Dean Dixon, property owner.
INVENTORY OF PERSON OR PROPERTY TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE WARRANT
Bedroom of Katherine Jacqueline Dixon
- 002547-258 through 002547-259: Two (2) 8 1/2" x 11" spiral-bound notebooks with handwritten entries
- 002547-260: One (1) diary with lock and key, dated March 2023 to present with handwritten entries
- 002547-261 through 002547-262: Two (2) Home Plate t-shirts, red, size small
- 002547-263 through 002547-264: Two (2) pairs of black cotton slacks, size five
- 002547-265 through 002547-267: Three (3) baseball bats, wood
- 002547-268: One (1) sample of carpeting, beige
Bedroom of Carl Dean Dixon
- 002547-269: One (1) sample of carpeting, beige
Laundry Room
- 002547-270: One (1) man's long-sleeved, white Oxford-style cotton shirt with red stains, found in hamper
Den/Desk
- 002547-271: One (1) letter on Franklin Enterprises letterhead, addressed to Devlin Beauchamp, dated May 8, 2023, discussing possible franchising deal for Home Plate restaurant
- 002547-272: One (1) letter from Jack Diamond, Attorney at Law, dated May 17, 2023, advising Mr. Dixon his interest in Home Plate could not be sold without his consent and that any franchising offer could not go forward without his cooperation
- 002547-273: One (1) invoice, dated May 18, 2023, from Private Detective Pam Thompson for 10 hours of surveillance of Katherine Dixon and Devlin Beauchamp
- 002547-274 through 002547-275: Two (2) memory cards labeled "KD & DB surveillance pix"
CERTIFICATION |
I swear that this inventory is a true and detailed account of the person or property taken by me on the warrant.
//Ted Armstrong
Detective - Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department
Subscribed, sworn to, and returned before me this 1st day of June, 2023.
//Harold R. McAfee
Yoknapatawpha County Court Judge
Warrant
Yoknapatawpha County Court
in the
State of Mississippi
In the matter of the search of:
SEARCH WARRANT
818 Country Club Circle
Oxford, MS 38655
Case Number: 002547-21E-2023
To Detective Ted Armstrong and any Authorized Officer of Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi.
Affidavit(s) having been made before me by Detective Ted Armstrong
who has reason to believe that on the premises known as
910 Old Taylor Road, Oxford, MS which is a free-standing, two-story, single-family home with attached garage shown by public record as owned by Carl Dean Dixon;
in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, there is now concealed a person or property, namely
Journals written by Devlin Whitmore Beauchamp; any blunt instrument approximately 6 cm in diameter with rounded edges and a smooth face; any articles of clothing bearing apparent bloodstains; any articles of clothing or carpet samples consistent with unidentified fibers found at the crime scene (see Appendix A); documents pertaining to the execution of a restaurant franchising agreement involving the Home Plate restaurant and/or Devlin Whitmore Beauchamp and/or Carl Dean Dixon; pieces of correspondence addressed to or written by Carl Dean Dixon regarding the Home Plate restaurant; pieces of correspondence between Carl Dean Dixon and Devlin Whitmore Beauchamp or Katherine Jacqueline Dixon and Devlin Whitmore Beauchamp;
and as I am satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the person or property so described is now concealed on the person or premises above described and that grounds for application for issuance of the search warrant exist as stated in the supporting affidavit(s).
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to search on or before June 9, 2023 (not to exceed 10 days) the person or property specified, serving this warrant and making the search in the daytime (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.). If the person or property be found there seize same, leaving a copy of this warrant and receipt for the person or property taken and prepare a written inventory of the person or property seized and promptly return this warrant to US Judge or Magistrate,
At Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
Dated this May 30, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.
//Harold R. McAfee
Yoknapatawpha County Court Judge